Memories
Villagers Theater is offering to memorialize people who have died of HIV/AIDS during the run of “Falsettos,” a humorous play with an HIV/AIDS theme that tells the story of a blended dysfunctional Jewish family in 1979. E-mail darren@villagerstheatre.com for information.
Cindy Chait of West Windsor portrays Trina. The play is on stage weekends through Sunday, May 18.
Blood Needed
Community Blood Council of New Jersey seeks O negative blood as its stock is limited. It is the primary blood and blood products supplier to Robert Wood Johnson University hospitals, Capital Health System, and University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. CBCNJ is encouraging individual donors, especially O negative donors, to donate. Call 609-883-9750 or visit www.GiveBloodNJ.com.
Sell Your Stuff
Princeton Elks Lodge annual spring flea market will be held at 354 Route 518, Skillman, on Sunday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee for an eight-foot space is $10. There is no restriction on the number spaces that may be reserved. Call 609-921-8972 to register. Rain date is Sunday, June 1.
Volunteer Please
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton has several volunteer opportunities available. Must serve a minimum of four hours a week and enjoy working with the public. Training will be provided. Visit rwjhamilton.org/volunteer or call 609-631-6981 for information.
Art
Cooperative Trail Photography Project launched by New Jersey Trails Association, D&R Greenway Land Trust, and Princeton Photography Club, calls for photography of preserved nature trails for websites and upcoming exhibition in D&R Greenway’s “Understanding Trails Through Photography.”
New Jersey Trails association features properties in Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, and Somerset counties. Images may range from journalistic to impressionistic to abstract. The group is interested in scenes of New Jersey flora, fauna, the site’s unique geographic features, and the lure of trails themselves. Color photographs taken since January, 2013, are preferred.
Photographers should submit digital high resolution 4×6 (vertical or horizontal) at 150 pixel/inch images via E-mail to ppcnjtrails@gmail.com. Include property name in subject line and in body of E-mail. The photographer’s name, subject description, and date of image are required. No age or residency restrictions.
Are you Ready?
National Hurricane Preparedness Week begins May 25 to advise residents to plan and prepare for potential tropical storms this summer and fall. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, although the peak time for hurricane and tropical storm activity in New Jersey is mid-August to late October.
Put together a kit of emergency supplies that includes a three-day supply of canned, non-perishable, ready-to-eat food; a three-day supply of water (a total of 3 gallons per family member); a battery-operated radio and extra batteries; a flashlight and extra batteries; and a first aid kit.
Make a plan for what you and your family will do during an emergency. This includes knowing how to evacuate and how to “shelter in place,” which means stay home and avoid driving if at all possible.
Stay informed of possible threats by tuning in to your local media outlets for the latest breaking weather news and register for the Alert-MercerCounty emergency notification system at https://mercercounty.onthealert.com.
Visit www.ready.nj.gov/plan/hurricane-before.html for more information.
Summer Field Hockey League
Hockey5s, a new version of field hockey with simplified rules, is a cross-field, score-from-anywhere game. The league will be played on the turf at Princeton Day School with games on Monday and Wednesday evenings from June 23 to August 6. The league is open to male and female players, rising ninth graders or older. The cost is $40 per player and $240 for a team of 10 players. Deadline to join is Sunday, June 15. Visit Hockey5s.com to register.
Umpire Field
Hockey
Mercer Community College offers a 10-hour umpiring course starting on Tuesday, July 8, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Field hockey umpires are needed for USA Field Hockey events and games at local middle schools and high schools. Saturday, July 12, is held on a hockey field from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Call 609-570-3311 to register.
Intern Programs
CMS Mid-Atlantic manages several not-for-profit cemetery companies in New Jersey and has launched an internship program that offers both experience and a paycheck. The program, Eternal Memory Program, involves speaking to members of the community about planning their cemetery needs. It requires empathy, initiative, resiliency, and strong communication skills; and having a vested interest in helping others is paramount.
CMS is seeking to hire 20 college juniors or seniors now to participate in a 10-week internship program to qualified students seeking experience with team building, leadership, communication, and income. Interns will have a flexible work schedule and are only required to put in 20 hours a week. E-mail bstoecklein@cmsmidatlantic.com or visit www.NJCemeteryPlanning.org for information.
Auditions
Bordentown Teen Theater Company has auditions for “Grease” will be held Monday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at Bordentown High School, 318 Ward Avenue in Bordentown. All actors between the ages of 15 to 19 are welcome to audition.
Prepare a short song to sing and an accompaniment track. Rehearsals will be held July 21 to August 1. There is a $50 fee to participate. Performances will be held Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2. E-mail bordentowntheatre@yahoo.com or call 609-496-1452 for information or to register for auditions.
Summer Programs
Westminster Conservatory has three new summer programs this year. Summer Orchestra and Band Weeks are designed for band and orchestra students in grades 4 through 6 who started studying an instrument during the school year and would like to continue playing in an ensemble during the summer. Students will receive a small group lesson each day to prepare them for a large ensemble rehearsal. Campers will present a concert on the final day of camp.
The Jazz Starters Camp, is a half day program for students in grades 5 through 8. Designed for children with no prior jazz experience who want to explore how to play jazz on their instrument. The program includes small group lessons, as well as specialty classes in jazz history, theory, and drumming. Visit www.rider.edu/conservatory or call 609-921-7104 to register or for information.
Waldorf School is offering new specialty camps for ages 10 to 13 in woodworking, gardening, outdoor sports, fine arts, theater, and nature exploration. E-mail summercamp@princetonwaldorf.org for information.
George Street Playhouse’s Summer Theater Academy offers classes for students ages 5 to 18 in the foundations of acting, movement, voice, musical theater, and design. 2014 Summer Theater Academy Contact Diana Gundacker at 732-846-2895, ext. 117 for more information.
